Where was the Lower Manhattan Expressway supposed to pass through?
Times Square
Harlem
SoHo, Little Italy, Chinatown
Uptown
Answer
The Lower Manhattan Expressway was a proposed expressway that was planned to run through SoHo, Little Italy, and Chinatown. The expressway would have cut through the historic districts and displaced thousands of residents. The plan was met with widespread opposition, and the project was eventually abandoned.
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